Re: selecting a CMS/DAMS for a digital library

Hi Kelly,

Have you looked at DSpace, Fedora, Eprints or CDS Invenio?

They're all open source and usually conform to Digital Repository  
standards like OAIS or Dublin Core.

-Andrew

On 16-Feb-10, at 7:32 PM, Kelly McElroy wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am brand new to the list, so apologies if this is off-topic. I am a
> student in the MLIS program at the University of British Columbia,  
> and am
> currently doing a co-op work term helping a non-profit organization  
> start a
> digital library. We're currently considering different software  
> programs,
> and while I've been sifting through the big players (including  
> CONTENTdm,
> Greenstone, and per IT's request, SharePoint) I keep wondering if  
> there is a
> simpler option that I am missing. I've used a few helpful case  
> studies as
> well asinformation put out by JISC, but I'm curious: are there are  
> other
> good tools out there for this sort of decision-making?
>
> Thank you in advance, and feel free to respond off-list.
>
> Cheers,
> Kelly McElroy
> MAS/MLIS candidate, University of British Columbia
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